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chiton

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Noun

primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece

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Synonyms:
coat-of-mail shell sea cradle polyplacophore

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